About
A tufted, compact perennial or annual from mountain habitats in Spain and Portugal with small, mid-green leaves and nodding bells of pale blue-violet flowers in summer. A delicate little campanula for a well-drained, cool, partly shaded rock garden or alpine house.
About the genus
Setaria can be annual or perennial grasses, with linear to elliptic leaves and small flowers in a panicle, the spikelets with a tuft of conspicuous bristles
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Cut back late winter.
PruningCut old growth to base in late winter.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.